Tuesday,
March 19, 2019
Follow UT Dallas:
Scientists Close in on Chronic Pain’s Origins
March 19, 2019
A new study by University researchers examined specialized nerve cells near the spine and revealed several new targets for treatment. read more
Engineer Opens New Avenue for Cancer Treatment
March 14, 2019
Dr. Zhenpeng Qin received a grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to develop a new way to deliver cancer drugs to brain tumors. read more
Students Create YWISE Alumni Group for Wiser Future
March 14, 2019
The new group aims to connect former participants of the University’s Young Women in Science and Engineering Investigators program, organize community service projects, and help students with professional development. read more
Study: Key for Safer Batteries Lies on the Surface
March 11, 2019
Dr. Kyeongjae “K.J.” Cho and his colleagues offer new hope for creating a model high-capacity battery after finding the source of heat buildup. read more
Mathematician Gets Grant for Small-Data Work
March 11, 2019
Dr. Yifei Lou receives a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation for a project designed to help acquire data more efficiently. read more
Partnership Creates Equation for More Math PhDs
March 7, 2019
A new initiative with UT Rio Grande Valley aims to prepare students better for graduate studies and careers in mathematics while enhancing diversity among applicants. read more
Young Students Explore Engineering Possibilities
March 7, 2019
More than 2,000 attendees participated in Explore Engineering Day, which featured hands-on activities, demonstrations, workshops and tech talks by faculty and industry leaders. read more
- Reminder
- UT Dallas to Test Campus Warning System April 3
- Popular Stories
- Jonsson School Engineer Opens New Avenue for Brain Cancer Treatment read more
- Researchers Discover the Key to Safer Batteries Lies on the Surface read more
- Mathematician Focuses on Getting the Most from Small Data read more
- In Print & On Air
- “There’s a huge amount of suffering that’s happening that we could solve.”
Dr. Ted Price,
Eugene McDermott Professor of Neuroscience
— Wired - “This primary setup now is going to force him to articulate policies.”
Dr. Harold Clarke,
Ashbel Smith Professor of Political Science
— Fort Worth Star-Telegram - “What we’re trying to do is dig a little deeper, and one aspect that we’ve really focused on is what we call quality of parenting.”
Dr. Margaret Tresch Owen,
Robinson Family Professor
— KERA News - “The big question on my mind is whether the same mitigations that Dallas employed were also employed at these other cities that were hacked.”
Dr. Kevin Hamlen,
Eugene McDermott Professor
— Fox 4 - “It hacks the convention that you need these high-end manufacturing facilities to produce therapies.”
Dr. Jeremiah Gassensmith,
assistant professor of chemistry
— PC Magazine - “This study clearly shows that strained parent-child relationships early in life lead to a myriad of negative behaviors that ultimately lead to an increased risk for gun carrying.”
Dr. Alex Piquero,
Ashbel Smith Professor of Criminology
— Reuters - “Most things like homicide and crime rates don’t change by a lot, and when they do, it’s often consistent with random chance.”
Dr. Andrew Wheeler,
assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice
— The Washington Post - “It’s imperative that we create these large integrated systems because we have to get more efficient, lower costs, improve quality and increase access.”
Dr. Britt Berrett PhD’09,
director of the Center for Healthcare Leadership and Management
— The Dallas Morning News - “This partnership builds our startup/entrepreneurship brand awareness outside of UT Dallas.”
Steve Guengerich,
executive director of the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
— Dallas Business Journal